Pesticide Residue Contamination of Some Cereals and their Consequential Health Implication in the Food Chain of Taraba Northern Geo-political Region, Taraba State

Aim: To investigate the Pesticide Residues (PRs) contamination of some cereals and determine their health risks in food chain Taraba North Geo-political region.
 Study Design: Maize, Millet, Rice Sorghum, soils were randomly collected from farmers’ field three (3) LGAs North.
 Place Duration Study: The samples Ardo-kola, Karim-lamido Zing State. They are processed at Laboratories Biological Sciences Department State University Analyzed Chemistry, Yobe University, Damaturu, State, between September, 2021 – March, 2022.
 Methodology: Soils ripe stalks applying principles randomization. These processed, pulverized into powdered form, analyzed for pesticide residues (PR) using Gas Chromatograph - Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS).
 Results: Ten (10) different concentrations recorded, with them occurring above permissible limits. Isopropylamine accounted 21% total contaminants' concentrations, followed by carbofuran (14%), dichlorvos (12%), t-nonachlor (11%), heptachlor (10%), HCB g-chlordane all 9%, DDT (7%), Endosulfan (6%), Aldrin 1%. Health implications showed that unsafe consumption. In Ardo-Kola Zing, only millet had a Hazard Index (HI) less than 1, while Karim-Lamido, sorghum recorded HI ≤ 1. trend values adullts was rice (53.32) ˃ (24.35), maize (10.99), (0.82), children, (64.50), (24.71), (10.65), (0.90). adults following order: (54.64) (38.44), (0.62), (0.35). At same time, children order; (66.10) (46.50), (0.74), (0.73). descending order (32.20) (12.27) (8.27) (0.47), adults, (38.97) (14.86) (9.99) (0.55), children. Overall, higher risk toxicity adults.
 Conclusion: It deduced end study pesticides residue bioaccumulating due to excessive use many agricultural phases. Hence we recommended intensified efforts check-mating these products our systems.